International Journal for Research in Applied Science & Engineering Technology (IJRASET)

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Volume 11 Issue II Feb 2023- Available at www.ijraset.com

(d) the green dot for x = 0 corresponds to the new profile ∗ after minimization of the function Fig. 7 Illustration of the Algorithm using averaged interpolation

V. CONCLUSIONS

One of the main challenges was to find the way to approach the problem. In the beginning we were looking for the ways to map the pixel intensities with the physical parameters of the snow layer. We came up with the graphical approach, but since the conditions changed where the images were not a concern, the approach gave a near perfect estimation of snowflakes. Also, to improve the estimated parameters, we provided all together with the back-scattering coefficients and the heights.

VI. ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We thank UGA Grenoble and GIPSA Lab for providing immense help during this project. Also we are very much obliged to UGA School of Mathematics and School of Computer Science for guiding usus through our project work.

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